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Poverty Point: Centre of Ancient America

The Ancients

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The Importance of Poverty Points in Prehistoric America

This site is not just important to the local community, it's a UNESCO World Heritage site. It shows us what all of our ancestors could do, could accomplish, even if you're hunting and gathering. We have field schools from different professors and universities that come to our site. They can stay in our archaeology dorm. And they do the hard work of the digging and creating all the data that we pull from this ancient place.

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